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Kieran Tierney is expected to be back in full training by September despite previous reports stating that he would not be back until October.

What’s the word?

The 22-year-old joined Arsenal from Celtic during the transfer window for an eventual fee of £25m after the Gunners had targeted the left-back throughout the summer.

However, he has so far been unable to appear for the Emirates outfit due to injury. At the end of the last campaign, Tierney needed to have a double-hernia operation and, whilst the procedure was successful, Neil Lennon revealed back in July that he was struggling with a groin problem.

Arsenal knew this when signing him, and they initially expected him to return in October. There is good news though, as it looks like he will now be back in full training a month earlier.

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Too big a risk for an injury-prone player

There is no doubt that Tierney is a talented player. He was part of the treble-treble-winning Bhoys side and is also a Scotland international. And, with Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac as the only options on the left side of the defence, a new arrival in that area was paramount this summer.

However, the north London team’s hierarchy have taken a risk by bringing him to the Emirates Stadium. These injury problems are nothing new in the youngster’s career. So far, he has missed 51 games during his time as a footballer, and his hips have been a regular source of discomfort.

There are clearly issues surrounding the medical treatment of the squad at Arsenal too. Between the start of 2011/12 and almost the end of 2016/17, Gunners players missed 10,285 days to injury, which was the most of any side in the top flight. It wasn’t much better last season, either; the 35 separate injuries they suffered put them in the top six in the league. All of these stats point to more issues on the horizon for Tierney and his new physio team.

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